most of us in the 30s. some of us in the lower 40s. we'll stick to the lower 40s through the 9:00 hour. off and on showers are possible today as the moisture moves on through. we should hit highs in the lower range 50s and then a warm- up is on the way for your saturday forecast. >> thanks, olga. >>> it's 6:54. in the news before you go, superstorm sandy may have slowed u.s. job growth last month. the only question is by how much. an answer is expected to emerge in the government jobs report later today. many economists predict employers added few their than 100,000 jobs last month. >>> if you missed the lighting ever the national christmas tree, here you go. one more shot at it. this was last night. the first family flipped the switch. that is beautiful. the national christmas tree is a colorado blue spruce from georgia. it was transplanted on the ellipse back in october. >>> it's 6:55. >> one last check of weather and traffic right after this. stay with 9news. if the politicians in washington negotiate a bad deal on the budget and de